Welcome and Intro

My efforts to schedule a guest for this week did not succeed, so I started to record a short episode to talk about motivation, discipline, and staying committed to goals that are important to us. As I spoke about these ideas, I realized that they connected to something more significant. Like many people, I've…

Imagine you’re a scientist, working in a lab. You’ve tricked a protein into thinking that it’s inside a living cell. You only have five hours to carefully conduct experiments on the protein before it's no longer viable.  What would that teach you about managing your time? Dr. Susan Fetics is a biochemist with 25…

Have you ever thought about time from a plant's point of view? What might a strawberry say about FOMO, the dreaded Fear Of Missing Out?Derek Haynes, a whole botanist and inspiring science educator, shares his views on these topics and other valuable lessons from nature that guide his life. Learn more about Derek on…

What does it mean to be done? Are we ever done? Do we need to chose between “being in the moment” and “being done?”  In this episode we talk with Amy Knott Parrish about starting and running our own businesses and what that's taught us about patience, taking a long view, and bringing our…

Graham Downey is a graduate of Yale Law School who scored a 180—the highest score possible—on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). After law school, Graham taught LSAT prep courses and tutored students for a test prep company, sharing his knowledge with other people striving to master the test. The LSAT is one of…

Becoming a veterinarian isn’t easy. After conquering the challenges of vet school, Dr. Sara Waltz cared for animals as veterinarian before becoming Area Medical Director for a network of veterinary hospitals. She now balances the challenges of working as Director of Learning and Development for Petfolk, a growing veterinary practice with multiple locations in…